Sometimes it is hard to just step down and obey people in authority over you, especially when you disagree with their opinion. However, God has not put people in authority over us for no reason. Quietly, humbly submitting to authority is biblical meekness. Matthew 5:5 says, "Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth." This doesn't mean that we should waiver in our beliefs or in the Truth, for if anyone tells you to sin or to bring harm to anyone it would be foolish to follow their instruction. Rather, it means to be submissive, soft-spoken, and Christ-like in all matters in which you have an authoritative figure.
Titus 3:2 says, "... speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men." The word meek has multiple meanings but each of them go hand in hand. Not only should you submit in your opinions, but you should be gentle and peaceable when dealing with people every day. Meekness is intertwined with the other fruit of the spirit as well.
As you study the fruit of the spirit you will find that you cannot have one without the others. To be meek you must love and respect others. It also makes it easier to be meek if you are peaceable, long-suffering, gentle, good, and temperate. The fruit of the Spirit is an outward sign that you ARE a Christian.
May God help us to be humble, submissive, peaceable, and harmonious so that we build our character and our walk with Him.
-Jake Whitlatch
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